Excelsior Journeys

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois continues his 3-part miniseries celebrating other podcasters, just in time for International Podcasting Month, by sitting down with author & podcaster LaShaunda Hoffman. As the showrunner of the Sormag Writer's Cafe podcast, LaShaunda has spent the past several years maintaining a prime location for independent authors to come on and share who they are and what ...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois starts a 3-part miniseries celebrating other podcasters, just in time for International Podcasting Month, by sitting down with author, podcaster, improvisation coach, musician, motivational speaker Bob Baker. Bob has been building his brand for several decades now, and has built up a following of over 350,000 subscribers on his YouTube page. The two discuss Bob's ti...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois is celebrating the 20th anniversary of HBO's acclaimed series Carnivale with the show's creator Daniel Knauf. George & Daniel discuss the initial inspiration that led to Daniel sitting down and writing a screenplay while working as a health insurance broker, the decision to turn it from a feature film into a television series, the path that led to HBO, the devel...

This episode of Excelsior Journeys is sponsored by author Mark R Klinger.

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois wraps up this month of discussions with inspiring professional creatives that want to remind you that you are not alone! Ann Putnam is an ideal choice to complete this miniseries because she's not only a successful author and Hemingway Scholar; she is also a teacher of both high school and col...

This episode of Excelsior Journeys is sponsored by author Edward Rollins.

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois welcomes the latest guest to prove that whatever personal journey you are on, it doesn't have to be alone. Certified fitness instructor and public speaker Rachel Lavin has not only helped different people reach the level of personal fitness that makes them truly happy, but she continues to help...

This episode of Excelsior Journeys is sponsored by author Michael Beardslee.

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois continues his month-long celebration of other creatives who are using their personal outlets to show you that you are not alone. Over 40 years ago, author / illustrator / animator John Celestri collaborated with a group of other animators to present a specific portion of one of the most infa...

This episode of Excelsior Journeys is sponsored by author Katie Spina.

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois continues his month-long celebration of other creatives who are using their personal outlets to show you that you are not alone. Poet Anastasia Lindsey has felt this ever since she discovered poetry and started writing her own. This has led her to share more work as a public speaker, continue gues...

This episode of Excelsior Journeys is sponsored by author Andrew Allen Smith.

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois starts his month-long miniseries simply titled "You Are Not Alone." This begins with a conversation with one of the most successful collaborations in indie publishing today: authors Rebecca Jaycox & MA (Molly) Phipps. After working as an editor and a cover designer at the now-defunct Ae...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois sits down with award-winning actor Bishop Stevens. A regular in the midwest creative community, Bishop trained with wrestling legend Harley Race and worked for both World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation before making the transition to acting in both television and movies. After working with entertainers such as Gary Busey, Thom Mathews, CM ...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois sits down with fellow author and 411Mania.com alum Ryan K. Boman. The two of them discuss Ryan's history as a journalist, part of which is the time they shared as columnists for the wrestling & pop culture website 411Mania.com, and how the years of writing culminated in Ryan's new book Pop Music & Peanut Butter, available where all retailers are sold.

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This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois welcomes award-winning author, philosopher, and technologist Gary F. Bengier. With a background in technology that includes acting as the first CFO of eBay, Gary's knowledge of the field combined with a lifelong love of science-fiction led to him writing the acclaimed novel Unfettered Journey. During their conversation on this episode, George & Gary also discuss...

Welcome to Season Seven of the Excelsior Journeys Podcast! In this brief episode, host & producer George Sirois introduces the (as of now) three tiers of membership for those who want to show their support for this podcast and would enjoy some additional content, both audio and video.

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This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois finishes the 6th season of the podcast by sitting down with author & illustrator Holly Michele. With several children's book series to her credit, her subjects of choice go from a series about the life of a narwhal to Edgar Allen Poe adaptations to the Jersey Devil. She even goes far beyond the expectations for a children's book with her series "Zombies for Kids...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois gets to personally thank the man who gave him the chance to narrate his first non-fiction audiobook: Moshe Ratson, the author of "Anger is Your Compass." The two discuss how Moshe dedicated himself to learning all about how anger is not something to be controlled and repressed, but as a guide toward inner balance.

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TRIGGER WARNING: THIS WEEK'S EPISODE FOCUSES ON TOPICS THAT SOME LISTENERS MAY FEEL ARE TOO INTENSE. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois is proud to welcome author / public speaker Amanda Blackwood. Amanda is open and candid about her life's story that deals with family betrayal, sexual assault, human trafficking, and so much more. Instead of allowing these outside force...

The next 200 episodes of Excelsior Journeys have begun with host & producer George Sirois sitting down with fellow author, songwriter, and filmmaker Manuela Schneider. Ever since childhood, Manuela has had a fascination and love of the Old West, and that has resulted in the writing of several novels that take place in that area, as well as an award-winning short film called "Miner's Candle."

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Over four years have passed since the first three episodes of Excelsior Journeys went live in October 2018, and this week producer & host George Sirois takes his victory lap with Episode 200! Joining him on the show is author, video podcaster, and friend Bethanie DeVors, and highlights from this look back over the previous 199 episodes include questions asked and answered about getting guests for your podcasts (take notes), kee...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host and producer George Sirois welcomes author Brandy Nacole to discuss her latest venture: joining the Once Upon a Podcast Network with her new show - and the first true crime show on the schedule - Haunted Mayhem.

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The Excelsior Journeys podcast exists primarily as a p...